Reversible plow.



0. T. FRANZEL.

REVERSIBLE PLOW.

APPLIUATIQN FILED APR.15, 1910.

1,087,359, Patented Feb,17',1914.

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IIIIIHIHIII 0. T. FRANZEL. REVERSIBLE PLOW. APPLICATION FILED APR. i5, 1910.

Patnted Feb. 17,1914.

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OTTO T. FRANZEL, F CUMMINYGS, KANSAS.

RnvnRsInLn PLOW.

l.specification of Letters Patent.

rammed Feb. 1v, 1914.

Application-filed April 15, 1910. `Serial No. 555,617. l v

To all whom it may Concern Be it known that I, OT'ro T. FRANZEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at v Cummings, in the county of Atchison and State of'Kansas, have invented certain new -K and useful Improvements -in Reversible Plows, of which the following is a speciication.

' This invention relates to improvements in plows, and has for its principal object to provid'e a plow which is adapted to move back and forth across the field without the necessity of turning at-the end of the furrow.

Another object is to provide a plowing machine provided with a pair of reversely 'acting plows thereon, and which are adapted to be swung into and out of operative position by a suitable means on the frameof the machine.

A further object of the present invention, is to provide a plowing machine, which propelled by a suitable motor mounted thereon, and which will travel across the field to form a furrow, and without turning the machine around, be propelled back across the field again to-form another furrow.

A still further object is to provide a plowing machine propelled back andforth across a field to form furrows, and carrying a means running in the previously made furA row to guide the machincand produce 'the next fur ow in perfect parallel alinement with the first one.

A still further object. is to provide :i plow ing machine having a steering wheel at one end` and 'means running ina the previously made furrow controlling the movement of the steering wheel to plow the next furrow parallel with the first one. i

With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofthe parts as-will be more fully hereinafter dcscribed in the specification and particularly pointed out in the claims. but it will be understood that changes in the structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without; departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings; Figure l is a top plan view of the machine in operation in a field, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine showing the reversible plows mounted thereon, and the guidingmechanism, for engag-- ing in the furrow, and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine. i

. ing wheel 17.

Referring now to the drawings in which is illustrated a plowing machine made in accordance with the preferred cmbodimentfof my invention, itwill be seen that lhe machine comprises a rectangular frame work ha ving the side bars 1 and the'end bars con- 4 peeling the side bars and numbered 2 and 3. Extending forwardly froxuthe .end bar 2 are the converging strips 4 having in the apex a journal 5 in which is y rotatably. mounted the shaft 6 of the caster wheel 7. Secured to the upper end ofthe -shaft G -is a laterally extending arm 8 to which is connected a controlling rod or link 9. On the.

ba-r 3 of the fran'le'and near oneend `thereof is a bell crank 10 pivoted at 1]. and to one arm of .which is loosely connected the rod or link 9. At the opposite end of the bar 8 is a similar lever 1i? to one' arm of which is pivotally;connected a connecting rod '1f-5, whose other end is also connected to the other arm of the lever l0. The .lever l2 is formed at. its angle with an eye 1t adapted vto receive the upper end of the standard l5 andbe adjustable thereon by meansol" the set screw 16. At the lower end of the standard 15 I have provided the furrow engag- Theframe of the machine is mounted on a pair of wheelsvlS on the end of an axle 19.'

a pawl 25 adapted to engage the teeth of tu ratchet segment 2G Imounted on one side of t-he frame. l

The machine is to be propelled by a motor, preferably a gasvengine 27 mounted on the frame and geared to the wheels supporting the frame by means of the sprockets 28 and 29 and the chain 30. Of course, it will be understood that any other suitable form of motor may be used to propel the machine.

In the operation of .the machine the same is started from, for instance, the left side of the field as seen in Fig. 1 and the plow 23 lis lowered by means of the lever-24 and the machinestarted across the field. The plow 22 is `then lowered-into engagement withv eeV the ground thus raising the vplow 28 and the movement of the machine reversed to travel 'back across the field. The wheel 17 is then engaged against the wall of the furrow just made and as thevmachine proceeds across the field, motion is imparted to the caster wheel 7 from the wheel 17 by the bell crank 12,.liuk 13, bell crank 10, link 9 and arm 8, to cause the lmachine to follow the furrow and adjust itself to any inequalities of the furrow wall. Should the wheel 17 engage with an elevation in the wall of the furrow, said 'wheel would he moved with the standard toward the machine, thus moving the levers and cranks in the direction indicated by the solid arrow` Should the wheel 17 encounter a depr A on in the furrow wall, the levers and cranks would move in the opposite direction. Thus in the firstl instance,

when due to a projection in the furrow wall, the wheel17 is moved away from a straight line, the machine would be guided inward toward the land. and keep the cut of the wall in a straight line. ISimilarly, when the wheel 17 ncounteretl a depression, the machine would be guided away from the land to take a little les: at the depression, so that the wall would be straight. It, will, of course, be understood that the operator holds the rear end of the inachii'ic, during its travel across the lield, so that the machine is held to its course. 'lhe machine is then guided at the end of the furrow to bring the wheel 17 into the second furrow, when it'is 'stru-ted back across the field with the plow Qin action. this is proceeded with the entire length of the Iield until the same is all plowed.

The plows and Q3 are arranged in opposite directions so as to throw the dirt on the same side of the furrow.

From the foregoing, when taken in oonneetion with the drawings, it will readily be seen that I have provided a simple and ell'ettive plowing machine which is adapted to operate backward and forward across the field and precludes the necessity of turning when the end of the furrow is reached,'and also an etlicient means for guiding the Inachineto form the furrows parallel with the preceding ones. This will produce a good appearance. to the field and the plants will be more evenly spaced than if the field were plowed with the eye as a guide.

iVhat is claimed is:

' v1. In a plowing machine having a frame supported by wheels, a steering wheel on one end of the frame, a bell crank lever mounted on the opposite end of the frame, a furrow engaging wheel mounted on the last'named end of the machine and adjacent said bell crank, an arm onl said furrow wheel, a connecting' rod between the said arm and thebell crank, and a link connected to the said arm and the steering wheel whereby the movement of the furrow wheel is communicated to the steering wheel to guide the machine.

Q. In a plowing machine having a frame, said frame having one of its ends tapering, a vertical shaft. mounted in said tapering end, a easter wheel on said shaft, an arm'on the upper end of said shaft, a bell crank on the opposite end of the frame, a vertical shaft mounted at. one side of the `last named end of the frame, a laterally extending arm at the lower end ofthe last named shaft, a furrow Veugaging wheel -on said ;irm, a second arm on the upper end of# named shaft, a link connected tosait "secondnamed arm 4and to one arm of the bell crank, and a link connected to the other arm` of the bell crank and tothe arm of the caster wheel whereby movement due to the irregularities in the furrow are communicated to the caster wheel to guide the machine.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' OTTO T. FRANZEL.

\Vitnesses:

VM. KRALL,4

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